Adidwa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adidwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adidwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Adidwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adidwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Adidwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adidwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adidwa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Adidwa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adudwa8321/
Adidwo835/
Aditwa835/
Adidwe832/
Odidwa831/
Adiduah771/
Adedua6712/
Adudua676/
Adedwe675/
Odidwe671/
Adidbo671/
Adieduo621/
Aiddidue571/
Haddidui571/
Adeduo503/
Editwo503/
Adetua503/
Odidbo501/
Adjdvi501/
Ediduo501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adidwa
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